Happy Birthday Party Part 1

Today was Taylor's 2nd birthday. I can't believe how fast 2 years came! She's grown soooo much. She talks soooo much, sings, asks questions, comprehends what she reads and watches, she curious, she explores, she dances, runs, can jump with 2 feet, plays tags, pretends to read-says the words she remembers from the story, she can sit in time-out, can cut with scissors, writes, draws circles on paper. I love my Taylor Madison. She brings me sooo much joy (and headaches too-hehe) and I am truly thankful for her. She can take my bad day and make it a good one. I love the kisses on the lips and the big hugs!

So we started a new tradition last year of taking her to the L.A. Zoo and Porto's for lunch family birthday dinner at our place for her 1st birthday and now for her 2nd birthday! It was a blast!!!

she got her 1st present the night before...i made her a dora pillowcase

her birthday morning...she received another present that she had been asking for...

a radio flyer toddler bike

papa's teaching me how to ride

then we got ready and went to the L.A. Zoo

taylor didn't want to pet the sheep or brush it's hair

more animals!

the funniest picture ever! who'd have ever thought a giraffe wouldn't be tall enough?!

the fam bam pic by the flamingos

then off to Porto's where our tired, terrible two toddler fell asleep
yummy itlaian sub for papa, cubano sandwich for me and before that potato balls and chicken empanadas and of course we had to bring home some cheese rolls and guava/cheese rolls

then back home

we had just enough time to rest before we had to pick up our yummy Juan pollo dinner with the fam!


balloons
a dora to take in the bath tub!
another bike-but it's a dora tricycleand a princess barbie cake (according to auntie krissa cause they didn't have any disney princess cakes)

happy birthday to you!
i love ice cream cake